Description and Narrative in Middle English Alliterative Poetry |
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| Author:
| Turville-Petre, Thorlac |
| Series title: | Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies LUP Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-80034-863-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2021 |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.50 |
Book Description:
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A stylistic and historical study of one of the most celebrated features of Middle English alliterative poetry, the passages of vivid description. The study explores the narrative function of such descriptions, and the models for the poets' descriptive techniques.
A stylistic and historical study of one of the most celebrated features of Middle English alliterative poetry, the passages of vivid description. The study explores the narrative function of such descriptions, and the models for the poets' descriptive techniques.